The median/average age of the population of Forster - Tuncurry is 54 years of age.

83.4% of people living in the region of Forster - Tuncurry were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Italy, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% United States of America.

92.2% of people living in Forster - Tuncurry speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Other, 0.2% Cantonese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Tagalog, 0.1% Arabic.

50.6% of people are married, 22.1% have never married and 11.7% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 1962 widowed people living in Forster - Tuncurry.

47.2% of the people living in Forster - Tuncurry over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.5% are working on a part time basis. Forster - Tuncurry has an unemployment rate of 8.7%.